Hot-air balloon tourists fly over Mandalay City

THE arrival of tourists is increasing in Mandalay as of the second week of November, according to the Mandalay Region Directorate of Hotels and Tourism.
About 18,500 tourists from across the globe arrived in Mandalay by air, car and ship in October 2015.
In November, tourists visited the Myanan Sankyaw Golden Palace, Shwekyaunggyi, Mandalay Hill, Taungthaman Bridge and ancient cultural zones in Sagaing, Pyin Oo Lwin, Mingun and Inwa.
Some tourists took in aerial views of urban life over Mandalay’s Chanmyathazi Airport, Mandalay City, the Ayeyawady and Dokhtawady rivers, the Sagaing and Mingun mountain ranges and the Yadanabon Bridge by hot-air balloon.—Thiha Ko Ko